From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 25 00:42:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F31B916A4CE for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 00:42:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.owt.com (smtp.owt.com [204.118.6.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AB8943D3F for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 00:42:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from [207.41.94.233] (owt-207-41-94-233.owt.com [207.41.94.233]) by smtp.owt.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i4P7fJbI032384; Tue, 25 May 2004 00:41:20 -0700 From: Kent Stewart To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 00:41:47 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <20040525044508.GA13463@tao.thought.org> <20040525053009.GA89377@xor.obsecurity.org> <20040525055338.GA17244@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20040525055338.GA17244@tao.thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200405250041.47675.kstewart@owt.com> cc: Gary Kline cc: Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: which kinds of AMD work withh FBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 07:42:54 -0000 On Monday 24 May 2004 10:53 pm, Gary Kline wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 10:30:09PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 09:45:08PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > Fellow BSD'ers, > > > > > > What kinds of the newer AMD processors worth with FreeBSD? > > > > All. > > > > Kris > > Memory: 256MB DDR PC-2100 > Processor: AMD Duron 1.4 > Hard drive: 40GB 7200 RPM > Floppy: SONY 1.44MB 3.5 DRIVE > CD-ROM: 52x32x52 CDRW > DVD-ROM: None > Modem: 56K Modem > Network: Integrated ethernet 10/100 > Video: Integrated Graphics > Sound: Integrated sound > Speakers: 2 Channel Stereo Speakers > Input Devices: PS/2 Keyboard & Scroll Mouse > Case: Mid Tower Case 400 WATTS > Operating System: none > > > (You're right, Kent, Seymour's law is still true... So, > this 1.4 should be plenty fast.) It will be slow by modern standards but probably a lot faster than what you are using now. I wouldn't buy it because it is a duron and not an XP. That is sort of simiar to buying a Celeron and not a P-4. I don't think the Duron's have either the data paths or bandwidth. Besides, what I see is 2400+'s going for $80+ and the 133MHZ fsb is IMPORTANT :). I also think that USB-2 is important for future options. FWIW, none of my new systems have floppies and the smallest has 3 x 40GB HDs. The new HDs all run ATA-133 and have 8MB of cache. I have about 40GB of mp3 and wma that I have created from CDs that I own and backup on one of the 2400's. It isn't the one with the 3-40's :). None of the on-board audio connect to the CD-Rom with a digital connection. Digital extraction turns out to be very important when converting audio cds. An ATA-133 controller is also important because you will find it difficult to buy HDs under 120GB and the older mobo may not recognize the newer, large ones. A 2400+ with ATA-133 HDs will do a buildworld in 18 minutes. > > Anyway, this one can be a starting point if/when I spring > for it. But what about the Video and Sound? Are the FBSD > problems going to ID the kind of chipsets on this board? I happen to like Creative Audigy Sound Cards and only 5-current will recognize it. I don't have a high opinion of on mobo sound but I am using one. I definitely do not like on board video. Every system I have had to support with on board video came up lacking but my fastest ftp sessions come between 2 machines with onboard SiS NICs. In the end, my only won't touch bias is on board video. I am currently using 4-stable on that system with the Audigy and do without sound on those days when I boot that system to FreeBSD. Most of the time it is running XP because I have to maintain my Nomad Zen2 from XP. It also shares a monitor, keyboard, and mouse with the 3 systems that run FreeBSD almost 100%.The 2 - 2400's run FreeBSD most of the time. The 1400 Duron will probably take 2-3x longer. > > Would you gents, Chris, Kent, Kris, recommend a second or > second and third fan? The AMD's are known to run hot. > This is at computersonics, just down the hill and a few/several > bloks east. > The last 2 2400+ XPs that I bought had enough fans on them. They run setiathome 24x7, which keeps the cpu at 100%. I have one in an Antec Sonata case and the other in one of the other Antec's. The Sonata has its name spelled in holes at the top of both sides of the case but only has a 120mm push fan. The Sonata power supply has 2 fans that help keep the system cool. It runs 4-5oC cooler than the other 2400+ in the other Antec case that has both a push and pull 120mm case fans. The HDs pull out from the side, which makes accessing them very easy. Almost all of my cases have 3 or more fans that cool the cases. I don't want to lose a system because the case got too hot because the only fan died. Think about what you will be content with for x-more years and go with it. If it is the 1400, so be it. When I buy something, I want to know all of the negatives so that what I buy is the combo that irritates me the least :). Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html